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And so Monk’s unveiling passed, a methodical, step-by-step, uber-sensible outing in which the dreaming was postponed for another day.

Improving the team would be a gradual process, starting with a call for his players to empty the tank against Middlesbrough on Tuesday night.

“We have to fight, we have to crawl off the pitch in front of our fans,” he exhorted.

The former Boro boss insisted he saw signs that his charges are prepared to do that - the suggestion was that would be considered an adequate reward from a game that takes place on Monk’s 39th birthday.

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Of course the ideal outcome against the Teesiders would be a re-run of Gary Rowett’s home debut in November 2014.

An early goal against promotion-chasing Watford set St Andrew’s ablaze, the fire burned until the dying embers when Clayton Donaldson bagged his second, gave Rowett a 2-1 victory and fanned flames which didn’t go out for many, many months.

Just imagine the outpouring of relief, defiance and pent up frustration that would emanate from the stands if that happens.

It would be the perfect fillip to the start of Monk’s tenure and hopefully the end of the revolving door to the manager’s office.